social media make America stupid…
are the jerks the boss of you?
“…a small subset of people on social-media platforms
are highly concerned with gaining status
and are willing to use aggression to do so…
[researchers conclude that] being online
did not make most people more aggressive or hostile;
rather, it allowed a small number of aggressive people
to attack a much larger set of victims.
Even a small number of jerks
were able to dominate discussion forums…”
from the May 2022 issue of The Atlantic, “After Babel: How Social Media Dissolved the Mortar of Society and Made America Stupid,” by Jonathan Haidt
If you’re thinking “I already know this,” you’re right.
If you’re thinking “What the f—?” then you may be one of them.
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